DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

New Zealand Tablet, 30 October 1913, Page 35

DIOCESE OF AUCKLAND

" (By telegraph, from our own correspondent.) .- -_■ October 27. ! :!l*asi eveninjr at the Cathedral "Rs«iif. p ov Mm.tJrodie made an earnest appeal to all in the parish to practise assiduously the great devotion of the Holy Rosary. . . Rev. Father Carran, to the great delight of his numerous friends, is making rapid progress towards recovery, and will, it is expected, soon be able.to leave the Mater Misericordiae Hospital. ' The mission at St. Benedict's conducted by the Redemptorist Fathers—Rev. Fathers Creagh, Tuohey, and Sullivan—is now in its second week, and the Masses and evening exercises are being attended by very large congregations. Next Sunday afternoon his Lordship the Bishop will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation. Very Rev. Father Peters, of Maitland, arrived from Sydney last week. He intends spending about two months in the Dominion. He was a fellow-student in Thurles College of Rev. Fathers Tormey, Furlong, Williams, and Ormond, and was delighted to renew acquaintance with his old friends. He is staying at the Cathedral presbytery. Fathers Peters and Ormondr propose shortly to visit the,southern part of the Dominion, including the West Coast. St. Brendan's branch of the Hibernian Society held a social last Friday evening in' the public hall, Otahuhu. Very Rev. Father Buckley and Rev. Father O'Doherty were present, also Bros. Flynn, Kane, and Sheahan (district' officers), Reynolds and Miskell (president and vice-president of the Auckland branch), Higgins (secretary of the Onehunga branch), Nerheny, and a large contingent from.' the Auckland branch! Bro. Griffin (president of the local branch) heartily welcomed the visitors. He said that the members of his branch were highly complimented by the visit of the district officers and members of the Auckland and Onehunga branches. This was their initial effort, and he hoped that, commencing under such auspicious circumstances, the social would be held annually, thus attracting every eligible candidate towards the branch. Bro. Flynn (district president) replied and thanked Bro. Griffin for his kindly remarks concerning himself and colleagues, who were delighted to visit Otahuhu and further the cause of the local branch of their great society. While they were not antagonistic to other societies, they earnestly desired to enrol every eligible Catholic in their fine Catholic society, and at the same time to live in amity with those who differed from them. Supper was nicely served by the ladies, after which a most enjoyable evening was brought to a close. The committee, comprising members of the branch and the ladies of the parish, worked together to make the function the great success it undoubtedly was.